Darryl K. Taft

In a week full of Web services related announcements, BEA Systems Inc. announced the general availability of the latest version of its application infrastructure platform for developing and deploying Web services, along with several other Web services-related announcements. San Jose, Calif.-based BEA announced that its BEA WebLogic Platform 7.0 will be available at the end […]

CSX Lines and its logistics technology subsidiary, Horizon Services Group, Tuesday announced plans to release logistics management solutions for business-to-business e-commerce based on Microsoft Corp.s .Net. CSX has been an early adopter of the Microsoft .Net platform, and later this summer CSX and Horizon Services will release SEDcaptain, a tool that will enable shippers to […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. Tuesday announced its Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Application Services Reference Architecture to accelerate Web services deployment. Ravi Pendekanti, Sun Solutions Marketing Director, said the Sun ONE Application Services Reference Architecture addresses the complexity, time constraints and other Web services deployment issues enterprises face by providing pre-designed, deployed, tested, tuned and […]

IBM Corp. Tuesday acquired the Norweigan company Metamerge to add directory integration capabilities to its middleware strategy. IBM said it has acquired all shares of Metamerge, a provider of directory integration software, in a private acquisition. IBM said the Oslo, Norway, company is privately held and the company did not disclose financial details of the […]

Oracle Corp.s acquisition last week of the TopLink object-relational mapping technology from WebGain Inc. is a boost for Oracle and a possible death knell for WebGain. Oracle bought TopLink, a technology line developed and supported out of Ottawa-based WebGain Canada, a division of WebGain. Oracle officials said the acquisition included the TopLink technology and all […]

Serena Software Inc. last week announced enhancements to its change management software line, with support for new platforms, packaged applications, integrated development environments, application life-cycle products and industry standards. Serena, whose software automates changes to enterprise code and content, unveiled the updates to its ChangeMan product family at its Serena User Conference. Specifically, Serena, based […]

With the deadline for a controversial new Microsoft Corp. licensing plan looming, Ximian Inc. is hoping to woo undecided Windows customers with a deal for its Linux offerings. Ximian this week is unveiling a pricing program called Y2Pay, which offers Windows shops a chance to switch to the Linux environment at a 25 percent discount. […]

Borland Software Corp. is one of several development tools makers rolling out new products this week designed to make it easier for users to create and deploy Web services. Bowstreet Inc., LogicLibrary Inc. and Systinet Corp. also are unveiling new offerings. At the TechXNY show in New York, Borland of Scotts Valley, Calif., is unveiling […]

Centerpost Corp. Friday announced a new release of its Web services-based communications platform. Chicago-based Centerpost delivered the seventh release of its SmartDelivery platform delivering automated communications solutions, including new integration capabilities, said Craig Goren, president and CTO of the company. To facilitate the integration process for its clients, Centerpost has added XML Schema Definition language […]

Despite lots of fanfare over a strategic software announcement, Sun Microsystems Inc.s Sun ONE software strategy announcement Wednesday was viewed as something of a non-event by many observers. This response came partly because Sun had announced various pieces of its announcement last month and last week, stating with its Solaris 9 announcement in May that […]